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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20

The defense. in an able argument.
held this old reprobate up as . bene-
factor Of the city Of o. den, told Of
how he had been foremost in adding to
the prosperity of the city as was shown
by bis brick buildings, etc. This WA
true as far as it went, but for soma n.
explicable reason the jury, after seven
hours deliberations, brought in a ver-
dict of not guilty. This verdict was a
surprise to the court, as his charge to
the jury was an iron-bound one, and
according to the evidence and the law
the verdict should have been guilty on
five counts. met MIR. Farr on the
street and asked him if the verdict
was not surprise to him, and he ad-
mitted that it was. I tried to pump
him, but he was as close as bear-trap.
l suggested to Judge Henderson that
the jury may have been subsidized. but
he laughed at the idea, but the next
evening there was a royal supper
served to the twelve good and loyal men
at a restaurant at 93 head. paid for,
as learned from the resta uraunt-keep-
or, by Bishop Lorin Farr.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20
John r. McLean's Joke.

John Mclean, the editor and propri-
etor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, is very
fond of joke. and has the good sense
to appreciate one. even at his own ex-
pense. Summer before last he was
walking rapidly with friend along
Twenty-ninth street in New York. At
the corner of Fourth avenue he saw a
very hard-up looking Hibernian stand
ing on the opposite corner gazing list
lessly into vacancy. "Watch nue. sur
prise this old fellow" said he to his
friend. look into his face and see if
1t won't be study" A second later
they were abreast the old chap. when
John pulled silver coin out of his
pocket, and said as he thrust it in the
old mans hand: "Herc's that quarter
l owed you. Now, don't go around
any more telling people that 1 don't
pay my debts. l always speak we'll of
you, and you have no reason to do 9th
erwise with me.'' For Il second the
mans face was study. He was
amazed at the unlooked-for kindness,
and then, as its purport dawned on
him, he raised his battered hat and said:
God bless yer 'oncr. I'll nivcr say an
other word agin We, but (and here his
eyes twinklcd merrily) are ye sure it
wasn't half ycz owed me?" The friend
roared, and as Mclean redeemed to the
roots of the hair, exclaimed: 'Oh, pay
the man in full. Don't try to beat him
out of quarter The Irlshman got
two halves in addition to his quarter,
but the editor no longer pays debts at
sight unless demanded.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20

The Century Magazine prints for the
first time these words OF Abraham
Lincoln given in an official reprimand
to a young officer who had been court
martialed for quarrelling: "Thc advice
OF a father to his son, Beware of en-
trance to quarrel, but being in, bear
it that the opposed may beware of
thee!' is good, but not the best. Quar-.
rel not at all. No man resolved to
make the most OF himself can spare
time for personal contention. Still
less can he afford to take all the con
sequences, including the vitiating of
his temper and the loss ofself-control.
Yield larger things to which you can
show no more than equal right, and
yield lesser ones, though clearly your
own. Better give your path to a dog
than be bitten by him in contestine
for the right. Even killing the dog
would not cure the bite"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20
uaj, Benteen to DO Tried.

Omaha Special.-An order issued from
military headquarters in this city recently
calls for a cuurt-martial at Fort Duchesne,
Utah, Feb. z. The fact that two colonel's
three lieutenant colonies and six majors
are to compose the court shows that
a field officer is to be tried. 1t is an
open secret that that officer 10 Mai. Fred.
erick Benteen, OF the Ninth cavalry lately
in command Of Fort Duchesne and who
was suddenly relieved by Col. Edward F.
Hatch. The charge is stated to be drunk.
enness. Benteen made brilliant record in
Clusters last campaign. The announce.
rnent that Lieut.. Col. Absalom Baird, in
spector general. has been ordered to pro.
coed from Washington to Duchesne is tax.
en- as evidence here that the army head.
quarters at Washington will not permit
the case to conc to trial unless the circum.
stances are so fragrant as to prevent it be.
ing arranged otherwise without dctriment
to tho service
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20

"There is no doubt" said an elderly
New York woman, we'll known as n
leader in one Of the reform move
ments, that there has been a great
falling off in the form. as we'll as the
spirit. OF courtesy toward women dur
ing the last Is or 20 years. l have
told several times that it was all on
account OF the persistent agitation
that has been made by women for
the rights Of women. Men think, so
these arguers say, that If Woman
wants tc be on an equality with man,
she will have to give up the consi,lcra
ton to which she has been accuotom-
ed. 1t may be true, but it is the asi-
tation that has given women things
of a great deal more Importance"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20

The banks OF New York city did a
very large business during the past
year, the heaviest week deposits hay.
ing been in March, when they reached
the enormous sum OF $685. 74,OO6,
The week following this date the heav-
lest line of discounts took place, the
amount being 1850, ,OO3. 1t is
not easy for the reader to grasp such
enormous sums, and yet during the
whole year this series OF deposits and
discounts has been maintained. This
city has imported during the past
year dry goods to the amount gilmore
than S115, 100000. 1t is also difficult
to form any idea OF such immense
figures, but it is more than $342,O 900
q day being much th= heaviest year
IN this line ever known.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20
The Thin Faced.

The man who supervises the hand
ling of the largest passenger traffic in
the world. is Col. F. X. Hahn, manager
of our elevated railway system. He is
slender, scarcely of med um height.
and wears full beard that does not
conceal the fact that he IS thin faced.
1t is asserted by railroad men that this
peculiar type of man is found in the
ma jority of successful railroad mana
gers. The late Mr.. Hoxi was slender
and th:n-faced. Jay Gould himself is
small and slender. Fat practical rail-
way men are not common. People
who want to see Col. Haine 20 to his
office in Broadway, and are met in the
hallway by mild-mannered old gen
tleman, who gives to each visitor card
on which the visitor must write his
name and business. While the card
goes into the inner Office the visitor
sits in a comfortable cha in the outer
Office along with others who want to
see the Colonel, and reads card that
tells just what is required of men who
want to work for the elevated railroad
company. and what a man can hope for
who is employed. =.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20
The Roman "Peelers. -

The police system in ancient Rome.
as has been discovered by archeologi-
cal researches was in some respects
very similar to that of modern tim es
The duties of the officers appear to
have been in the main like those of our
police, with the important exception
that the Roman police served also as
fireman. Their fire buckets were of
woven straw coated with pitch inside
and outside to make them watertight.
Houses were often guarded in the day
time by watchmen employed by the
owners or occupants of the buildings;
and to secure faithful performance of
the duty the guard was chained to the
door post. so that no interloper could
take advantage of temporary absence
of the sentinel.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20

Later details of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad disaster show it to
have been one of the most awful and
sickening character. The express,
running at the rate of sixty to sixty
five miles an hour, plunging into the
freight train with terrific force, and the
consequences were what might have
been imagined. A chaos OF broken
wood. glass and iron, men. women
and children crushed and imprisoned
in the ruins, the inevitable fire from
the stoves, and mass of flames and
roasting humanity. The fault OF this
horrible calamity seems to clearly
rest upon the crew of the freight train,
who, knowing the close approach of
the express, took no pains to warn il
Of its danger.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20
Right Rev. Archbishop John ireland.

Baltimore Special:-Private kilograms
from Rome announce that there will he
a consistory held in that city on the goth
inst. Several bishops will be nomina ted
by the pope to the American sees. Among
the probable announcements will be the
appointment Of Rev. John Foley, of St.
Martins church in this city. to be coadju.
tor to Cardinal Gibbons. RI. Rev. John
Ireland OF st. Paul and RI. Rev. 8. Reavo
OF Richmond, in connection with the new
Catholic university at Washington, will al
SO receive an acknowledgment of their SER
vices from the pope, who will shortly issue
a papal brief es ,blshing and approving
OF the university. and empowering it to
confer degrees. Bishop Ireland, it is ru-
mored, is to be made an archbishop. A
new see will be created for Dakota with
headquarters at jamestown.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20

Mr.. Henry Crawford, a Chicago at
torney, has just returned home from
a trip to Puget Sound. He says the
country there was very attractive.
Roses were in bloom in the open uir
when he left, though the latitude is
200 miles farther north than that OF
Chicago, while west OF St. Paul the
snow was deep and the mercury down
to SO degrees below zero.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20

At Quito, South America the only
city in the world on the line of the
equator, the sun sets and rises at 6
o'clock the year around. Your clock
may break down, your watch stops,
but the sun never makes Il mistake
here. When it disa ppears for the
night it is q o'clock, and you can set
your watch by it.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20

The Troy Times, speaking OF the
capitol at Albany, says that ii the
original plan OF the capitol had been
carried out, the building would now
be completed at cost Of not more
than 100000 at most. The state
would have had a nue.: handsomer
and more useful structure. The idea
OF expending from $7,OOO,OOO to
$50, 100000 on state capitol, is
one OF the most costly and ridiculous
absurdities OF this extravaganza age.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20

1t is definitely announced that Pre-.
mier Macdonald will order q general
election to be held next month for
members OF the lower house OF the DO.
minion Parliament. 1t will be the
most exciting political contest in
which the Canadian voters were ever
engaged.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20

Nine Senators and five Represents.
tives own the property in Washington
IN which they reside. The Srnat ors
are Van Wyck Edmunds, Conser, Beck,
Mcpherson. Morrill,, Cameron, Palmer,
and Sherman; the late General Logan
also owned his residence. The list OF
representatives includes the names Of
William Walter Phelps, Ben Butter
worth, x-Speaker Randall, Mr.. Spring
er. OF Illinois; and Mr.. Barber, OF Vir.
ginia.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20
Bottled Dry Goods.

My son. said a good Vermont
mother to her son. who was home or
visit, as she was watching the unpack.
ing of his trunk, what have you got
thcrc?'
Nothing much, mother" replied
prodigal, ''exccpt sundry and divers
articles of wearing apparel"
You don't wear anything out of
that big bottle, l hopc?''
Yes, mother; that bottle contains
nightcaps.' said the visitor. land
wear them to make my hair curl"
"Oh" Chicago Ledger.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20

About $1O,OCO,OOO of the silver.
dollar coins went into circulation in
each OF the past two calendar years.
Official figures show the circulation OF
that coin to have been as follows 1T
these dates: Close of 1881, $4l,3l5,-
O4O; close OF 1885, $5l, 776,376; close
Of 1886, SOL, $40, 3S9.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20
A Natural Mistake.

Captain, what does this gathering
of military men mean?' asked Fred of
a veteran friend. noticing number of
attendants at a Grand Army reunion
around the hotel. lis the militia call
ed out, or is it corn Smelling beep'
''Those are the defenders of the Union.
sir. The encampment of the G. A. r.
meets here to-day. What do you mean
by a corn-shelling bee?"
Beg pardon, Captain l didn't
know what was up when 1 saw so many
corned Colonels lying around loose"
Chicago Ledger.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20

There are more vacant seats in Con-
gress at the present time than have
been known before III many years.
The death of General Logan makes the
thirteenth vacancy from that cause
since the election OF the membership
OF the Forty-ninth Congress.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20
POppy's Boy.
We were working in the garden,

We were working in the garden,
NV little boy and /,
Both lgging weeds,
And planting seeds
To blossom by and by.
Here is some popcorn, DEAR" said,
I'm give you for your own;
10 plant and hoe
And watch it grow,
And have it when it, grown"
He took the kernels eagerly,
HIS little hoe he III opped,
Then, out he burst
Lets pop it first,
So it will come up poppedw
St Nicholas.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20
A Certificate of Honesty.

'Yes, sir!' said Dibbs earnestly.
1--WE should always look upon long.
haired men with respect. 1t is sure.
ty that they have not been in State pris-
ON or the penitenti"sy for a while."-
Life.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20

Master Tommy" Now let's have Tom.
Tom, the Piper's Son!" sister-No, no! That's
no: . Sunday song" Master Tommy-"We
eoule say Tom, Tom. the Pazsou's Son. you
kLeW v'-,Fva,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20
A Fine Paper for Sportsmen.

The american Field" the most popular
sporting paper in the United States, is con-
tinually putting on new and attractive
features. In the issue of Jan. ~, will be
commenced a series OF articles on hunting in
Africa pr ofusely illustrated by Prof. j. w.
Edwards and Astounding in thrilling in
ALASKA" written by Lieut.. Frederick
Schwatka. The Field" costs only IS a
year; club rates for three or more 81. Ad.
dress 243 Chicago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20

The usual number of petitions relating to
she better protection Of women and tie in
PRODUCTION of physiological and hygienic
branches into the public schools The Judi
clary committee reported unfavorably on Mr.
Cloughs bill to vacate a territorial road in
Hennepin county The house Joint resolu-
ton relating to the state university and COL
lege was cOncurred in. and also the reso:u-
tton asking congress to pass the Miller
pleuro-pneumonia bill Mr.. Chapman tried
to pass che JOINT memorial 20 build soldiers
home at Faribault, but the senate refused
On motion of Mr.. Edwards the election of
United States senator was made the special
order for Tuesday at IL noon.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill requiring the towns of Brown
county to support their own poor
Mr. DAYS senate bill relating to school build
Tugs.
Mr.. Goodrich senate bill amending the Grim
tnAl code relating to Injury to personal property
Mr. Popes bill! giving preference to ex-solt-
Mr.. Oswald's senate bill relating to savings
banks.
Mr. Oswald's senate bill relating to the fore
closure Of mortgages.
Senator Keiler's banking bill introduced yes
terday embraces tho recommendations OF Public
Examiner Knox-that banks falling to report to
the examiner shall not do business under . cor
pOrate name or display . sign bearing such
name: The purpose of the bill is to make lri-
vate banks advertise - individual firms and not
% corporate institutions
HOUSE.
There were q number OF bills introduced
not Of public Importance.
The bill introduced by Mr. Donnelly ''for
The better regulation Of warehouses In this
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20

LOT receiving tenants rents.
Mr.. Michael Davitt and vile have reach
ed Chicago from the Pacific coast on their
way to Ireland. They are guests of Mrs.
Alexander Sullivan. The bride is 1, pretty
blonde, Of medium sta ture and regular fen
lures, indicative OF a firm and refined char
! acter. 1t is understood that although Da-
witt was not aware Of it. she il heiress to
n large fortune. At a dinner at Sullivan's
Archbishop Feehan paid Mr.. Davitt a high
tribute.
Prof. B. Schoff. who has been in Jail for
some days at Cincinnati for swindling
book publishers in Boston, New York,
Philadelphia and other cities, by represent
ing himself as purchasing for students OF
Wartburg seminary, died in his cell.
The new British Cabinet is composed as
follows: Salisbury. secretary OF state for
foreign affairs; w. H. Smith, first lord of
| the treasury; G. J. Goschen. chancellor of
the exchequer; Edward Stanhope. secretary
tary OF state for the colonies. There is no
change in the other cabinet officers The
earl OF lddesleigh repulsed Salisbury'e Of
fer OF the privy seal.
The defalcation of w. H. Burke, the
absconding county treasurer OF Galveston,
Tex, amounts to $40, 500.
Advices have just been received at Hell.
ena, Mont, that Tony Wise and Ed Mar
tin OF Cooke City, were buried in an ava.
lanche Of snow 200 feet deep and the bod
les cannot be recovered
1t is settled that &. A.Mathews OF Brook
| ings will be president of the Dakota coun-
Gil.
Charges OF crookedness against State
Auditor Walker OF Missouri are to be in
vestigated.
eists' sundries at Chicago, fail with liabiii.
| ties OF $1,000
| Miss Alice May, the beautiful daughter
| OF DR.. John F. May OF Washinton win
marry J. Beaver Webb, the English yachts
man, in February.
The British Minister Vests third daueh.
ter made her debut in Washington society
recently. She 10 small. with dark brown
hais. and rather pretty,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-01-20

French, bohemian, German Polish, Scand-
inavian. WEIGH and English for the use of
the members Of the house. Referred to
the committee on printing.
. The house went into a great wranple
over the proposition in the new rules OF
order to excuse the speaker from voting.
Represe n ia tive Petit contended that such
q thing could not be, that the speaker
must v ote and ought to on the final pas.
sage OF all bills. Except on tie votes the
speaker has not usually voted. by u cour.
tesy point, being excused therefrom. Mr..
Petit offered an amendment re uiring the
speaker to vote on ali matters but appeals
from his own decision. Representative
Barker sustained MIR. Petit The state
constitution fOrbids any such release from,
voting OF members of the legislature. Mr..
Petit 8 amendment was passed.
6ENATE.-The Senate confirmed the Gov
errors appointments as follows:
Public Examiner-HenryM NJ. Knox, reap.
pointed.
State Librarian-William H. H. Taylor,
reappointed.
Insurance Commissioner-Ch Charles Shan.
drew, vice A. r. McGill, term expired.
Board Railroad and Warehouse Com.
missioners-George L. Becker, reappointed:
Horace Austin. vice J. H. Baker, term ex-
pired; John L. Gibbs, vice 8. 8. Aurdock,
term expired.
Warden State Prison-H. G.. Stordock.
vice J. A. Reed, term expired.
Dairy Commissioner-W. J. Ives, vice w,
G. Rice. term expired.
Adjutant General-F. w. seeley, vice c.
NJ: MacCarthy, term expired.
Oil 1nspector-H. B. Willis, vice 81. A.
Castle. term expired.
Surveyor Generals OF Logs and Lumber
First district, A. c. Hospes, reappointed;
Second district, Stephen B. Lovejoy, vice
". S: King, term expired; Fifth district.
Alex Frazer, vice L. Merritt, term expired;
Seventh district, Hugh Thompson. vice
George J. McManus term eqpired.
Regents State University-John 8. Pills.
bury and Knute Nelson, reappointed.
Inspectors State Prison-John F. Nor.
rlsh, reapointed; H. G. Hicks, vice John
De Laittre. resigned. -.
Boar d Corrections and Charitics-Rev.
N; MEG. Dana, Charles H. Berry, reapoint-
State Board Of EQualizatiop-Sscoud
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-08
UNFAIR sTATEmENT OF THE CASE

Some of the eastern journals are
commenting on the fact that many OF
the Mormons who have been indicted
on the charge of unlawful cohabitation
are pleading guilty and going to the
pgnitentisry as of old, as indicating no
change of policy on the part of the
church in regard to plural marriage;
and these papers are trying to make
it appear that the course pursued by
the defendants casts a doubt on the
sincerity of the vote last August on the
proposed State Constitution forbidding
polygamy. What q few individuals
may do ought not to be regarded as
the action of a whole community A
score or such a matter of men have.
since the adoption of the snti-polygsmy
Constitution, refused to promise TO
ABANDON their plural wives and obey
the Law. They were conscientious in
marrying the women, and their con-
duct before the courts proves that they
continue CONSCIENTIOUS. That is their
individual affair, and not the concern of
the people of Utah. Even ifit were the
affair of the community, would any
body be so unfair as to bind all by the
actions of these few men, who prefer a
soiourn in the Penitentiary to a com
p.iance with the wishes OF the court?
Over 1900 citizens declared by their
ballots that polyganly should forever be
forbidden in this Territory. unless the
Congress of tie United States declares
otherwise. Would 1t be right TO say that
the IL, 600 men were dishonest that they
were banded together in {. conspiracy TO
lie and to practice deceit and fraud
upon the American Congress; because
a couple dozen others who had not
voted at all on the proposition declined
to pursue a different course than the
one they had followed SO long2 The
men who voted to forbid polygamy will
be in control of the executive, legis
lRtiye and judicial departments OF the
government Of Utah when the Terri
tory shall become a State, and there is
no reason TO believe they will not e1er-
else their power and authority in har-
nony With the promises and opinions
rs expressed through the ballot box. 1t
is weak and childish to suggest that
they will be swayed from the position
they have assumed by couple dozen
81 men of contrary opinion.
As to the position of the Mormon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-08

Church, what reason had anybody for
expecting or believing there would be
any Change? What change could there
be consistent with past professions and
practices? How could the church, as
religious society, occupy any other
position than that which il has held
and still retain its self-respect and
the respect of others? There is
no occasion for change of posi-
ton on the part of the church. The
people, in Etheir capacity of citizens
have taken certain action, and it is not
for the Mormon or any other
church to approve or oppose
that action. The Mormon Church
evidently understands this, for it has
remain d. absolutely silent and in
active, taking no part in q proceeding
which was purely and unequivocally
political.
We repeat, that what individuals do
in the matter of polygamy ought not to
be charged against the people of Utah.
Its mean to use the conduct of few
persons against the community. If
everybody had to be brought to one
mind as condition precedent to ad-
mission to the Union, there would be
an end to the making of States.